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Captain Muddy

Nungwi, Unguja North, Tanzania

Photo: Matt Kieffer from London, United Kingdom · CC BY-SA 2.0

LevelBeginner-friendly

Water bodyIndian Ocean

Water temp26–29°C

Estimated from climate dataMay–Mar

About this site

Captain Muddy is a dive site near Nungwi, Unguja North, Tanzania, in the Indian Ocean. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, moray eels, sea turtles, stingrays, dolphins. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.

Conditions by month

BestGoodMixed

OctoberBest

Typically one of the best months here.

Marine life

Recorded nearby

Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Leaf ScorpionfishTaenianotus triacanthus
Peacock Mantis ShrimpOdontodactylus scyllarus
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratilla
Allard's AnemonefishAmphiprion allardi
Ghost PipefishSolenostomus cyanopterus
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Lynx CowrieLyncina lynx

Nearby sites

Straight-line distances.

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org